Airway leakage due to malpositioning of esophageal temperature probe during robot-assisted radical prostatectomy: a case report.

Journal: The Journal of international medical research
PMID: 38217419

Abstract

Measuring patients' core body temperature during surgery is essential and commonly performed with an esophageal temperature probe. The probe must be placed in the lower third of the esophagus for accurate measurement. In this case report, we describe our experience of discovering an inadvertently malpositioned esophageal temperature probe in the right inferior lobar bronchus, which led to ventilation-related problems in a patient undergoing prostate surgery.

Authors

  • Jong Min Lee
    Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sogang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
  • Chang Mook Lim
    Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Daejeon Eulji Medical Center, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea.
  • Jae Hoon Jung
    Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Daejeon Eulji Medical Center, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea.
  • Seok Jin Lee
    Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Daejeon Eulji Medical Center, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea.
  • Hong Seuk Yang
    Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Daejeon Eulji Medical Center, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea.
  • Chang Yeong Jeong
    Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Daejeon Eulji Medical Center, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea.
  • Dong Ho Park
    Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea.

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